CHICAGO — Metra will make major changes to the weekday schedule on the BNSF line, historically its most-used route, with a net increase from 86 to 91 trains as the route moves closer to its pre-pandemic level.
The new schedule, effective March 28, will include four new trains, restoration of three trains dropped in November 2021, and discontinuance of two late-morning all-stop trains between Chicago and Brookfield, Ill. There will be other adjustments to departure times and stopping patterns across the schedule.
Metra says in a press release that the changes reflect rider requests and tracking of ridership patterns. Current ridership is about 19,000 passenger trips each weekday, about 30% of pre-pandemic levels. The full schedule is available here.
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